Karl-Anthony Towns or Mikal Bridges: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4 of the nine categories, Mikal Bridges wins 5.

Our board separates them by 35 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 62 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Karl-Anthony Towns projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Mikal Bridges in 7.
Both are eligible at PF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Karl-Anthony Towns 14th, Mikal Bridges 49th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Karl-Anthony Towns	Mikal Bridges	Edge
PTS	17.6	14.7	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
REB	10.1	3.7	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.8	3.9	Mikal Bridges wins
STL	0.8	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.5	0.7	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	1.4	2.0	Mikal Bridges wins
TO	2.2	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	50.0%	48.1%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.2%	81.0%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins

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